All the Culture We’re Diggin’ This Month, From Comics to Star Trek

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Marvel Comics: 75 Years of Comic Art
I'd be a fool to tell you I was a Marvel Comics expert. That being said, I can spend hours idly leafing through art from the Golden and Silver Age—and that's exactly what's been happening with this super-sized art book from DK Publishing. —Peter Rubin Ariel Zambelich/WIRED

Ghostshrimp's Illustrations
Ghostshrimp makes my favorite kind of art: colorful, grotesque, and funny. He was an illustrator on Adventure Time's early seasons and continues to make surreal drawings for a variety of projects, like the upcoming album by NehruvianDOOM. —Eric Steuer Lex Records

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Radiator Hospital, Torch Songs
The latest from the Philly punk outfit accomplishes the rare feat of achieving excellence both as an entire album and on a song-by-song level. Which is probably just a long-winded way of saying there isn’t a single bad track on the record. —Max Ufberg Ariel Zambelich/WIRED

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Jenny Lewis, The Voyager
Written after her band's dissolution, her father's death, two years of insomnia, and many late-night viewings of Cosmos, the first solo album in six years from ex-Rilo Kiley frontwoman Jenny Lewis is a trip though regret, mortality, and living long enough to finally be comfortable in your own skin. —Samantha Oltman Warner Bros.

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Twin Peaks: The Entire Mystery (Blu-ray)
We've got good news: That gum you like is going to come back in style. Also, the entire Twin Peaks series, including David Lynch's follow-up feature Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, is now on Blu-ray. Treat yourself.—Bryan Gardiner Ariel Zambelich/WIRED

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DMZ
There are 12 trade-paperback volumes of this incredible comic about a demilitarized NYC during the next Civil War—I devoured three before I decided I had to save the rest for a beach vacation. Which can't come fast enough. —Joe Brown Ariel Zambelich/WIRED

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A Clockwork Orange Tote Bag
I never used to carry bags, but I couldn't resist the gaze of this cog-eyed droog, taken from David Pelham's 1972 cover art for A Clockwork Orange. Now I'm totes into totes. —Jason Kehe Ariel Zambelich/WIRED

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Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
If "the Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead of A New Hope" is a phrase that both makes sense and appeals to you, watch this brilliant spoof on Star Wars from the creators of Disney's funniest, smartest animated series. —Chris Kohler Disney

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Kenny Dope, The Wild Style Breakbeats
The 1983 classic hip-hop film Wild Style was stacked with great music, most of it
unreleased. Now KAY-DEE records has remastered all those breakbeats, packaging the 7-inch vinyl singles inside this book of stills from the movie. Fr-Fr-Fresh! —Michael Calore Ariel Zambelich/WIRED

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Quasimoto, The Further Adventures of Lord Quas
Warning: This 2005 album isn't for everyone. It's all over the goddamn place. But when it all clicks, it's contagious. The bassline in "Civilization Day" is so very very nice. "Shroom Music" is a beautiful, head-noddy mess. And if you love classic hip hop, "Rappcats Pt. 3" is a must-listen. —Tim Moynihan Stones Throw

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Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook
The new fifth edition of D&D has finally gone beyond the starter set with the official release of the Player's Handbook: more classes, more detail, and more ways to sink into a campaign. Grab some friends and some dice, roll up an extravagantly-monikered halfling warlock, and get thee to the table. —Peter Rubin Ariel Zambelich/WIRED

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Do Not Sell at Any Price
If you're a collector of anything at all, you'll find a lot of familiar scenes in Amanda Petrusich's tale of 78 RPM record collectors: Digging through filthy bins in the wee hours of the morning at a flea market; internecine squabbles between collectors over the "right" way to do things; dumpster diving. But never shame. —Chris Kohler Scribner

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Carl Kasell Autograph Pillow
The Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me scorekeeper and master of mayhem may have retired, but the most avuncular man since Wilford Brimley can still keep you company anytime thanks to the greatest piece of bedding I've ever owned. —Ariel Zambelich Ariel Zambelich/WIRED

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The Blighted Eye: The Collection of Glenn Bray
Few of us will ever get to see Glenn Bray's massive comic book art collection in person (it lives in his San Fernando Valley home). You can, however, get a satisfying taste by paging through "The Blighted Eye," a beautifully curated art book that features works from artists you've heard of (Matt Groening) and ones you haven't (Peter Pontiac). —Bryan Gardiner Ariel Zambelich/WIRED

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Star Trek: The Next Generation
Some of the sets and costumes may be dated, but the characters, story, and adventures of the starship Enterprise are just as enjoyable now as 15 years ago. Make it so. —Christina Bonnington Paramount

One of the best parts of writing about culture at WIRED is that we get to see, hear, read, and otherwise experience a lot of cool stuff before it comes out. But as focused as we are on the new, it doesn’t mean that we’re above experiencing something old for the first time. And just because we have dedicated culture reporters doesn’t mean theirs are the only palates that count. So, inspired by our friends at Gadget Lab, we asked our co-workers—from photographers to business writers to the geniuses who write the headlines—about that one thing they can’t get enough of this month. Maybe it’s a new album, maybe it’s an old show. Maybe it’s a book we just re-read for the first time since high school, maybe it’s a new game we got a chance to playtest. Whatever it is, if it’s in here, it’s because we love it.